Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against a controversial extradition bill, despite a government decision to suspend the bill.
The new law, which would have allowed extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China, prompted hundreds of thousands to demonstrate in the past week.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday that the plans had been “suspended” for the time being.
But protest leaders demanded that the bill was scrapped.
Some have called on Ms. Lam to resign over the unrest.
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By early Sunday afternoon, large crowds had gathered in the city’s Victoria Square, many wearing black or carrying white flowers.
Organizers said they hoped more than a million people would attend, though no formal estimates of the crowd have yet been made.
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